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On the concluding day of the 20th session of the Committee on Forestry of the FAO (COFO 2010), delegates gathered in plenary in the morning to hear a report on a seminar on emerging economic mechanisms and their implications for forest-related policies and sector governance, held as part of World Forest week. They then heard presentations on the conclusions of the XIII World Forestry Congress (WFC), held in 2009 in Argentina, and bids from South Africa and India for hosting the XIV WFC in 2015. Many African countries, as well as Switzerland, supported the South African bid, noting that the Congress has never been held in Africa, and recognizing the potential the first congress on the continent could have. The submissions of the two countries, as well as the recommendations heard in plenary, were forwarded to the FAO Council for a final decision. Delegates also decided that the 21st session of COFO will be held in October 2012, in Rome, Italy.
World Forest Week events were also held throughout the day. In the morning, IUFRO presented “Embracing Complexity: Meeting Forest Governance Challenges,” a report produced by the Global Forest Expert Panel on the international forest regime. Other events during the day included: a meeting of the Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) advisory group; discussions on phytosanitary standards; an international workshop on forest restoration using treated waste water; and a discussion on FRA remote sensing.
In the afternoon, delegates adopted the report of COFO 2010, with some amendments. FAO Assistant Director General Eduardo Rojas-Briales thanked delegates for their contributions that allowed for a “360 degree view on forests,” and COFO Chair Anders Lönnblad closed the meeting at 4:32pm.
A summary and analysis of the meeting will be available on this site on Monday, 11 October 2010.
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FAO resources
COFO 2010 web site
COFO 2010 provisional agenda
COFO 2010 documents
FAO Forestry web site
FAO Committee on Forestry
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of COFO 2009, 16-20 March 2009, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of COFO 2007, 12-16 March 2007, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of COFO 2005, 14-19 March 2005, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of COFO 2003, 10-14 March 2003, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS Forests, Desertification and Land web page
IISD RS Introduction to Forests Processes
Forests-L - A mailing list for news on forest policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
Climate Change Policy & Practice - News and information on the actions of international organizations in responding to the problem of global climate change
African Regional Coverage
Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coverage
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